Display-rack.



L. A. FOLSOIVI.

DISPLAY RACK.

APPLlcAnoN FILED 1AN.23,1915.

Patented Oct. 5, 1915.

2 SHEETS*SHEET lL. A. FOLSOM.

DISPLAY RACK.

APPLICATION FILED 1AN.23.1915.

1,155,558. Patented Oct. 5, 19l5.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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f hasta .,A'. FOFLSDM, OFz-BOONVIDLE, IYINDI'ANA.

lsllatented.O ct. 5, 1915.

` Application IedJanuary23;1915. ,Seria11\o.3,v921.

"'fBe it knownethat I, LEN-PHA A.{-FoLsoM, a citizen ofthe United StatesofAmerica,re

\ Vsid-ing at Boonville, "VVarrick county, "Indiana, United? StatesofArnerica, Vhave `invent- -ed certainnewand useful Improvements in`ence beinghadto `theaccompanying drawgings,v and 4to -v letters Aorfigures of `reference .mark'edthereem=wh1chfform apart of thisspecification.

"This invention has`-forits Vobjectfto provide an improved rack orstandfor-displaying merchandise, and adaptedforuse either` on the,outside of astore-where-it can be-readilyand conveniently attached `tothe vfr-ame ofthe show-window, orto a post, or it may be used/)insidethe storeand Vplacedlona counter or showcase.

A further-objectyof @the 1invention is lto provide means wherebyg" thedisplay# arms maybeplaced in any desired position and be freely swungtherefrom,l to permit-inspection of the goodsLhungxon-any arm, and whenreleased, said-farm =will=automatically swing back into position.

tvThe invention consists `in providing` one or more supporting platesmade ivnI two pieces adjustably connected together and forming jaws bywhich the assembled rack may be clamped to a frame member or post, saidplates being provided with inclined sockets for the reception of displayrods and substantially vertical sockets for holding supportingstandards; a plurality of rod holders being vertically and horizontallyadjustable on the standards and provided with inlined sockets to receiveadditional display ro s.

In the accompanying drawings-Figure 1 is a perspective view of a displayrack constructed according to this invention and illustrating the rackfastened onto the outside of a show window. Fig. 2 is a plan view,partly in section of the top plate. Fig. 3 is a bottom view of thelatter. Fig. 4 is a section on line 4-4 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a verticalsection of one of the rod holders. Fig. 6 is a vertical section on line6-6 of Fig. 2. Fig. 7 is a front elevation of a modi- "fiedform of-rack,and-Fig. 8 is a detail `of the latter.

The preferredforni ofrack, illustrated in AFig. l, comprises aA baseplate 1 and a top -plate2 both of which aresubstantially alike-and-madeintwo parts 3, 4, (Figs. 2 ,to d). lThe plates aresubstantially U-shaped. Aand -theinnei-face `5 of each part is curved to-form a-'circular'recess Vdesigned to conform to the shape of the frameof a window or y post'Ay which, as a rule, are cylindrical. The endsofthe parts Iarepreferably beveled to fifit againstthe glass to make aneat appearrance. "-Theyfront-portion of each part has Lan -earfGformed-onits top,which ear has la boreto receive a screw'bolt 7 bywhich the two-;}; artsare connected. Theborein ltheeary of part 4 ismadesmooth and has a countersink to receive thefhead of the screw --whilethe bore inthe ear ofpart 3 is inter- -n`fally screw threaded toyreceive the threadsl on thefscrew bolt.

':The straight opposing faces of theparts 3 andi .tare kpreferablyprovided with a tongue and groove connection 8 and 9. This'connection'will facilitate the. assembling of theeparts by=lockingthemin thesameplane and-prevent a relative movement or twisting -ofi-the twoparts during the bolting operation.

Standards 10, preferably consisting of Vround rods are iXed in theplates 1 and 2 so that they will converge slightly from the bottom platetoward the top plate, the pun pose of which will be hereinafterdescribed. Said standards are mounted in sockets formed in the plates,the plate l having two vertically disposed sockets 11 in its top and theplate 2 having two similar sockets 12 (Fig. 3) in its under side, thesockets ,l2 being slightly closer together than the sock` ets 11.

Slidably mounted on the standards 10 are a plurality of adjustable rodholders 13 (Fig. 5), preferably, but not necessarily provided with setscrews 14 to hold them in fixed position on the standards. Each holder13, any number of which may be provided, has an upwardly inclinedportion l5 formed with an axial bore or socket 16 adapted to receive theend of a supporting rod 17. These rods have their ends so bent that therods will be normally supported in a horizontal position and owing tosaid bent Y ends and the inclination of the sockets, in

which they are mounted, said rods will, When swung out of the verticalplane of the holder be raised. It will therefore be seen that as soon asthe rod is released, it will automatically swing by gravity back intothe vertical plane of the holder. If it is desired that goods displayedon the rack shall lie close to the window, the holders 13 are clamped bythe set screws 14C, to the standards 10 in the position shown in Fig. 1,11. e., in a plane parallel to the glass of the window.

If the standards 10 are loose enough in the sockets 11 and 12 to permitrotation of the standards and the holders 13 are clamped to the latterby the set screws 14, the arms will, when swung, return to their normalposit-Cilon, due to the inclination ofthe standar s.

The inclination of the socket 16 assists in causing the weight of thearm 17 to exert a binding action of the holder on the standard so thatthe holder will not voluntarily slide on the standard but will stay in'any position in which it is adjusted without the aid of the set screw,which is used chiefly to prevent accidental rotation of the holders onthe standards.

Inclined sockets 18 are preferably formed Y in the base and top plates 1andQ to hold additional display arms as 19 and the bent ends of the rodsmounted in the sockets of horizontal portions.

The rack shown in Fig. 7 is designed for i inside use. Here the baseplate 1 serves as a pedestal for supporting the standards and the topplate is omitted, the standards being connected at or near their upperends by a tie-bar 20, (Fig. 8), mounted in the sockets Y of two of therod holders.

It will be apparent that various changes or modifications may be made inthe rack and will readily suggest themselves to anyone using the sameand I do not therefore restrict myself to the specific arrangement ofparts herein shown.

I claim- 1. A display rack comprising a standard,

a rod support adjustably mounted thereon a. vertical frame member of ashow case, of

a base-plate and a top plate each formed of two parts having recessedportions partially embracing the frame member, meansto connect saidparts together, upwardly converging standards mounted in sockets formedin said plates, rod holders adjustably mounted on the standards andhaving upwardly inclined sockets, and horizontal supporting rods havingbent end portions rotatably mounted in the sockets of the holders.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signedmy name in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

LENPHA A. FOLSOM.

Witnesses:

CHARLES L. HART, WILLIAM J. Vnnon.

Gopies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. C.

